单词 | outlet |
释义 | outlet /owt"let, -lit/, n. 1. an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit. 2. Elect. a. a point on a wiring system at which current is taken to supply electric devices. b. Also called outlet box. the metal box or receptacle designed to facilitate connections to a wiring system. 3. a means of expression or satisfaction: an outlet for one's artistic impulses. 4. a market for goods. 5. a store, merchant, or agency selling the goods of a particular wholesaler or manufacturer. 6. a local radio or television station that broadcasts the programs of a large network. 7. a river or stream flowing from a body of water, as a lake or pond. 8. the channel such a river or stream follows. 9. the lower end or mouth of a river where it meets a large body of water, as a lake or the sea. [1200-50; ME utlete. See OUT, LET1] |
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